Inner Woman

Tis said the king

is all powerful

Perhaps no.

Without his army

free to maneuver

Dependent on pawns

with limited moves

Advised by a bishop who

sees only angles

He hides in his castle

rooked in by his

knights

Ruling truly

his Queen

Harassing

them all

until she chases

a pawn across

each square

And abandons

her King

to crown

someone New

Replacing

the old

for illusions

untrue

King uncaring

uses them all

to grasp power

from obedience

his death

ends all